Impudent Witness Challenged as Senate Probes Contracts
Washington hearings reveal heated exchange as Senator McKellar demands answers from Charles Eisenman over army contract awards to nine firms with committee ties. Evidence shows $127 million in contracts, $14 million since members joined, while witnesses defend legality. President calls for rail system nationalization measures and a $0.5 billion fund to operate and maintain roads with minimal disruption.
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Washington
Senate
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Charles Eisenman
Council of National Defense
Wadsworth
New York
Secrec
Dow
Hoover Clashes With Reed Over Sugar Prices in Senate
Washington January 4 Herbert C Hoover food administrator wrapped up a heated senate manufacturers subcommittee session with a pledge of a fair sugar supply and reasonable prices. The debate covered Cuban Louisiana beet and Hawaiian sugar prices and the administration's alleged role in fixing profits amid ongoing sugar trade rivalries. Tomorrow Frank C Lowry of the Federal Sugar Refining Co. will testify.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Senate Manufacturers’ Subcommittee
America
Louisiana
Mr. Hoover
Food Administration
Reed
Hoover
Senator Reed
Mr. Heever
National Administration
Vardaman
Frank C. Lowry
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Germans to Push Peace Terms Before Reichstag
Chancellor von Hertling appeared before the Reichstag main committee to discuss German peace clauses. He said Russia had rejected certain proposals and hinted the outcome would be awaited with a confident, loyal German position. Russian suggestions to move negotiations to Stockholm were rejected.
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Russia
Reichstag
Weller von Hertling
Germany
Stockholm
Entente
Lenine
Lansing
Lenine-Trotzky
Escapees Fail to Evade Police in City Case
Wilde hove a man sentenced in the police court to serve a term in the city jail. He attempted an escape from labor Thursday but was recaptured on the east side of town by Officers Denton and Sherrod. The man faced the judge and was fined 50 dollars or 33 days in jail for attempted escape.
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Wildehove
Denton
Sherrod
Willie
Arizona Blue Sky Law Upheld by U.S. Circuit Court
The constitutionality of the Arizona blue sky law is upheld by a United States circuit court opinion issued in Los Angeles. The ruling affirms the state's regulatory framework for securities within Arizona.
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Arizona
Los Angeles
United States Circuit Court
Drawing Down Political Plums Nominations Reach West
Washington reports nominations for regional posts as Charles Hardy is named customs collector at Nogales Arizona. Alex Nisbitt of Evanston Wyoming is nominated register of the land office and James Ver of Evanston named receiver of public moneys.
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Washington
Charles Hardy
Novales
Arizona
Alex Nisbitt
Evanston
Wyoming
Register of the, Land Office
James Ver
New Secretary of Munitions Proposed in Cabinet Plan
A bill by Senate Military Committee Chair Chamberlain proposes a department of munitions with a secretary who would control arms ammunition food clothing equipment tentage transportation and any other mater ials the president designates as munitions of war as result of war operations investigation in Washington on January 4.
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Washington
Department of Munitions
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Great Stock Volumes of Cut Meats Reported
Schwarz and Co. states that stocks of cut meats at leading western packing points are the largest in ten years, totaling 267,258,000 pounds with a December increase of 100,000,000 pounds. The figures reflect broad gains across major markets in the western supply chain.
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Chicago
Jan
Schwarz & Co
Calling Halt on Gas Cars in London
London on January 4 reports many motor cars are being converted to gas drive. So many men work on this that the government may bar gas propulsion where petrol licenses are refused.
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London
No Change on Cambrai Front in Canal Donald Area
London reports local fighting yesterday on the Cambrai front near Canal Donald with no material change in position. The War Office says British lines advanced slightly south of Lens during the night and notes hostile artillery activity in the Bullecourt and Ypres sectors.
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London
Cambrai
Canal Donald
War Office
Lens
Bullecourt
Ypres
Corn and Oats Market Note from Chicago
Chicago stocks show corn at 1.27 and a fraction while oats rates are unclear in the brief market note dated January 4.
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Chicago
President’s War Rail Program Outlined to Congress
In a message to Congress the president defines a federal railroad management plan during the war. The order seeks to protect essential transportation routes and ensure reliable operation of the railway system for wartime needs.
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Congress
Government railroads bill seeks operating income based payment
Washington on January 4 a proposed administration measure would have the government run railroads and pay compensation at a rate near their net operating income for the three years ending June 30 1917. The bill also sets aside a half billion dollar revolving fund for excess earnings to support the operation.
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Washington
Congress
Blaze at Hoboken factory and wartime news from Washington
Hoboken fire raged for hours as men from fire boats and soldiers battled a six story Gatti Me Quade plant destroying paper and mill supplies valued at a quarter million. One thousand soldiers guarded the district while a nearby munitions plant avoided fire. In Washington diplomats assess Germany moving toward peace proposals but with continued militarism and uncertain terms.
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Hoboken
N. J
United States
New York
Gatti-Me-Quade Company
Russian depot blast kills two thousand on front
Stockholm date and Wovaranda dispatch report a munitions depot explosion on the Russian southwest front. All buildings within two kilometers were destroyed and two trains loaded with Cusacks wrecked, causing about 2000 deaths.
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Stockholm
Wovaranda
Tidningen
Probe finds over one million profits in ship contract deal
Washington January 4 profits exceeding a million dollars were earned by the Clinchfield Navigation company in a government ship building contract scheme. The disclosure came during testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee investigating the ship building program.
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Washington
Clinchfield Navigation Company
Senate Commerce Committee
Republican Committee Plans Meeting and Evans Resignation
Republican county chairman M F Hughes and state committeeman Re J Hayes report a state central committee meeting set for Monday January 21 at the Owyhee hotel Boise. State Chairman Evan Evans to resign with a probable successor named. several Republicans are named as possible candidates.
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M. F. Hughes
Bannock
J. Hayes
Evan Evans
Republican State Central Committee
Owyhee Hotel
Boise
Evans
George Day
Shad L. Hidgin
Twin Falls
Senator Potts
Kootenai County
James FE. Babb
Lewiston
W. L. Cuddy
John W. Hart
Fremont
R. J. Hayes
State Central Committee
Grangeville
Idaho
Shipbuilding board requests funding for plants and ships
Chairman Hurley asks Congress for 82 million dollars to acquire or set up ship building plants, on top of 165 million already requested for the next fiscal year. He also seeks expanded authority to construct ships from 1.254 billion to 41.035 billion dollars, signaling a major expansion of naval construction plans.
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Washington
Hurley
The
Shipbuilding Board
Congress
Women's War Board Named
Mrs. M. J. Sweeley of Twin Falls heads Idaho State Federation of Women's clubs emergency committee. The panel lists district chairs from Boise Nampa Blackfoot American Falls St. Maries Lewiston with named secretaries and advisors.
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M. J. Sweeley
Twin Falls
Idaho State Federation of Women's Clubs
J. L. McClear
Boise
Dorothy Beggs
W. Lamson
Nampa
D. H. Brethan
Blackfoot
D. W. Davis
American Falls
Notice to County Chairmen From Republican State Chairman
Notice from Evan Evans Republican State Chairman to chairmen of 41 counties. Calls a special meeting of the Republican state central committee and seeks representation by each county committee either in person or by proxy. Requests counties confirm representation and report any obstacles to attendance.
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Bryans
Republican County Central Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Evan Evans
Western Pacific bondholders win recovery right
In New York a U S circuit court of appeals ruling confirms old Western Pacific bondholders may recover the $30,000,000 Western Pacific railroad bond guarantee issued by the Denver Rio Grande. The decision ends further debate on the matter. A board for the chairman has been appointed including Mesdames Fred Pittenger S H Hays F B Kime yon and K I Perky.
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New York
Western Pacific Railway
Denver Rio Grande
U. S Circuit Court of Appeals
Mesdames
Fred Pittenger
8S. H. Hays
F. B. Kimeyon
K. I. Perky
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